Roy Apted is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

A Tasmanian representative at the 1958 Melbourne

1958 Melbourne Carnival

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 and 1966 Hobart Carnival

1966 Hobart Carnival

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s, Apted was primarily a defender but was also used as a ruck rover. He appeared in two losing Grand Finals with North Launceston

North Launceston Football Club

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 before being recruited to St Kilda. Apted could never establish himself in the St Kilda team over five seasons and returned to Tasmania where he played with Launceston

Launceston Football Club

The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:...

.